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  2. List of Miss Universe titleholders - Wikipedia

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    Miss Universe Australia 2004: 1 June 2004 80 2005 Canada: Natalie Glebova [54] 23 Toronto: Miss Universe Canada 2005: 31 May 2005 81 2006 Puerto Rico: Zuleyka Rivera [55] 18 Salinas: Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006: 23 July 2006 86 2007 Japan: Riyo Mori [56] 20 Shizuoka: Miss Universe Japan 2007: 28 May 2007 77 2008 Venezuela: Dayana Mendoza [57 ...

  3. Miss Universe 1952 - Wikipedia

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    Miss Universe 1952 was the first Miss Universe pageant, held at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States on 28 June 1952. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] At the end of the event, actress Piper Laurie crowned Armi Kuusela of Finland as Miss Universe 1952.

  4. Miss Universe - Wikipedia

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    If the winner, for any reason, cannot fulfill her duties as Miss Universe, the first runner-up takes over. This protocol has happened only once As of 2024 [update] , when Panama's Justine Pasek succeeded Russia's Oxana Fedorova as Miss Universe in 2002 after the latter's dethronement later that same year.

  5. Armi Kuusela - Wikipedia

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    Miss Universe Armi Kuusela greets people in front of Hotel Vaakuna in Helsinki, Finland, 1952. On 17 June 1952, chaperoned by her older sister, Kuusela took the Pan Am flight from Helsinki to Long Beach, California, where she took part in the first Miss Universe Pageant. Thirty contestants participated in the Pageant, held on 28 June 1952.

  6. Miss Denmark has been crowned the winner of Miss Universe for ...

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    The Miss Universe 2024 winner is Miss Denmark Victoria Kjær Theilvig. The 21-year-old competed against 124 other women for the iconic crown. ... Theilvig is the first Miss Denmark to win Miss ...

  7. 20 Miss Universe contestants who made history during ... - AOL

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    Ruby Pouchet was the first Miss Bonaire to compete at Miss Universe in 25 years. Miss Bonaire 2024 Courtesy of Miss Universe Pouchet, a 29-year-old communications specialist and government ...

  8. International Pageant of Pulchritude - Wikipedia

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    The International Pageant of Pulchritude, also known as Miss Universe or the International Beauty Contest, was a beauty contest that began in 1920, featuring contestants from multiple nations. This pageant originated the title "Miss Universe" and was the first international contest. The last pageant event in the United States was held in 1931 ...

  9. Here’s why Victoria Kjaer Theilvig’s Miss Universe win has ...

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    The Miss Universe contest had its first transgender participant, Spain’s Angela Ponce, in 2018. Top executives of the competition were caught between a rock and a hard place last year after a ...